NY Mets ~~ September 2021

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Mets were up a run before RojASS put Familia in instead of Lugo for the top of the 8th.....
......now we're down a run heading to the bottom of the 8th.
4-3.

All the other teams we need to lose are currently losing or have already lost earlier.



edit:
Mets go down 1-2-3 in the 8th.

Edwin Diaz now in for the top of the 9th.

 

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Diaz worked out of a little jam in the top half..to keep it a 4-3 game.

Javy Baez just tied it up with a solo bomb leading off the bottom 9th.

El Mago!




4-4

LGM!

 

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4-4
Extra innings.
Didn't have to be....but whatever.

 

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Final in 11:
Cards 7 - Mets 6

Another day wasted....when we could've gained a game on all the teams we're chasing for the WC, and in the division.
We had the possible winning run on 3B with only 1out in the 10th, but failed to bring it home.

Mets give away another game they should've won...and probably would've won if not for some boneheaded moves by that shrugging fool in the Mets dugout....who will now likely take the postgame podium soon to say how the Mets "kept fighting", and "how they need to stay focused more"....LOL...but not take one iota of blame himself for being the main culprit in this team's disappointing downturn over the last 6 weeks because of his mediocre leadership and poorly planned out strategies from game to game where he routinely gets out managed easily.
Some of that blame also goes to certain players who continue to perform at a lackluster level.


Also, I'd like to know why Albert Almora is on this team instead of Khalil Lee?

And...Jeff McNeil is hurt from what I'm seeing and should be on the bench for at least the next 5-6 games.
Dom Smith for whatever reason isn't effective as a PH off the bench when he isn't starting in the outfield.
He needs to get back to playing LF at least every other day.

 

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And there you have it...

"Arm care"

LOL/SHM



Just pure clusterfuckery and more unnecessary nonsense.

Cohen should've dumped RojAss & Hefner in late July....and Alderson too for that matter.
And now hopefully he will do just that at season's end, after the fact.

Mets' 'arm care' looms over vital seesaw loss

NEW YORK -- In a must-win game Tuesday night at Citi Field, Mets manager Luis Rojas removed his best healthy starter, Marcus Stroman, after six innings and 89 pitches, despite the fact that his spot in the batting order wasn’t due up until the bottom of the seventh. Rojas then

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FA to-be Conforto focused on stretch run

NEW YORK -- Michael Conforto does not know if these will wind up being his final weeks in New York. He concedes that possibility. He also acknowledges the alternative. “I definitely have thought about it,” said Conforto, who can become a free agent for the first time after this season.

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Cardinals 7-6 Mets (Sep 14, 2021) Game Recap - ESPN

Expert recap and game analysis of the St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Mets MLB game from September 14, 2021 on ESPN.

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Already down 2-0 in the top of the 1st...w/ 2 on and still no outs...but here goes anyhow....




Mets Series Salvage Wednesday Lineup vs St. Louis ( Lester)

 

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Megill's 1st 16 pitches.....

walk...double...run......double...run...walk.


edit:

His 20th pitch got Molina to GIDP.
2 outs...runner at 3rd now.

 

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LOL...37 pitches and 5 runs allowed in the 1st inning for Tylor Megill.

Pretty sure it's safe to say the Cards wanted this series much more....and it shows.

RojAss can only shrug....because he's an idiot.

 

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1st inning pitch count disparity:

Megill = 37
Lester = 9

 

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Mets have put up single runs in the 2nd & 3rd...but now in the 4th it looks like Megill is pulling another 1st inning face plant.
He gave up a leadoff HR then a double & single, runners at the corners, still no outs....

6-2.

Now Miguel Castro has been summoned from the BP.

Lousy effort by Megill no matter how you slice, dice or spin it.

 

[tabascojet]

turn off the game and watch the mets documentary on the 86 mets....youre welcome

 

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Mets doing what they do best........

Nothing.

More runners in scoring position left on base.

6-2 Cards after 5.

 

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Kevin Pillar went yard in the 6th.

Mets now trail 6-3...heading to the 7th.

 

[tabascojet]

"double switch of the year" - mets announcer

pete got robbed.....

 

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Yeah...keeping Lugo from pitching in last night's game because of "arm care" really paid off by putting him in tonight's game.

That rest really helped as he gave up 2 runs in this one to make an 8 - 3 game in the 7th.


Mets put up another meaningless run in the bottom half.....on a McNeil triple and a Peraza PH rbi knock.

17 runners left on base by the local 9 so far in this one. Seventeen.

8-4 Cards.
Onto the 8th.

 

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11-4

To say St.Louis wanted this series more than this Mets squad did was a drastic understatement by me.

 

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If I were Steve Cohen, I'd definitely fire Rojas & Hefner, & the (what's his name ) hitting coach before the end of the season..and maybe even before this weekend.

There's no dignity, and they certainly don't need nor deserve any.

So why even wait at this point?

 

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Swept..

Mets dealt tough, sweeping blow by Cards

NEW YORK -- Pete Alonso crouched on the basepath, helmet in hand, stunned into disbelief nearly halfway to second base. Alonso had just hit a seventh-inning fly ball long enough and hard enough to become a three-run homer, which would have brought the Mets to within a run. Then Lars

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Lars' HR robbery highlights Cards' NY sweep

NEW YORK -- The Cardinals immediately showed the Mets how badly they want to play in the postseason on Wednesday night, and a great catch by Lars Nootbaar to rob a home run in the seventh inning made sure they would secure their 11-4 victory at Citi Field. While the

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Cardinals 11-4 Mets (Sep 15, 2021) Game Recap - ESPN

Expert recap and game analysis of the St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Mets MLB game from September 15, 2021 on ESPN.

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Dumb move by Cohen to bring Sandy A. back...imho..

Notes: Sandy's '22 role; Nimmo set to return

NEW YORK -- Sandy Alderson will remain the boss in Flushing next season, in the role he thought he was signing up for in the first place. A source on Wednesday confirmed a Newsday report that Mets owner Steve Cohen expects Alderson to return as team president. That’s the role

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Moves..

Mets CF Brandon Nimmo is expected back from the injured list Friday night against Philadelphia, two weeks after straining his right hamstring. ... Noah Syndergaard threw about 15-20 pitches to Nimmo and might have another live batting practice session before heading out on a minor league rehab assignment. Syndergaard was a touch below the mid-90s (mph) with his fastball, manager Luis Rojas said, but wasn't going "full tilt." The right-hander has been slowed in his recovery from March 2020 Tommy John surgery by a sore elbow and a positive COVID-19 test. He hopes to return in a relief role before the season ends. ... Reserve infielder José Peraza was reinstated from the 10-day injured list. Peraza had been out since July 20 with a fractured middle finger on his right hand. OF Albert Almora Jr. was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.


Up Next..

Mets RHP Taijuan Walker (7-9, 4.29 ERA) pitches Friday night at Citi Field against ex-Met Zack Wheeler (13-9, 2.86) and the Phillies in the opener of a 3 game series.

 

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Just 15 games remaining.
Maybe it's time the Mets started to play the spoiler too.
5.5 games back in the NL east.....and 5 back for a wildcard berth.
We are clinging mathematically to any hopes for a shot at a postseason spot.
If anything else, another goal would be to finish at .500...meaning we'll have to go 9-6 to do so.
Laugh all you want, but there's still an avenue for us...but it'll take a miracle & some help from other teams.




9/17-19
Phillies @ Mets

Phillies 4-3 Mets (Sep 17, 2021) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets MLB game, final score 4-3, from September 17, 2021 on ESPN.

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MLB Gameday: Phillies 4, Mets 3 Final Score (09/17/2021)

Follow MLB results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Phillies vs. Mets at Citi Field

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